YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2015

And since opening its borders to global trade in 2012, Myanmar, formerly Burma, is creating an extraordinary entrepreneurial environment owing to its “greenfield” advantage: a rare opportunity to build a fit-for-purpose economy to suit the modern world.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40

thebarefootvc

JULY 30, 2015

In a year of fascinating conversations, a few stood out. One such conversation was with a doctor from Burma. He was intrigued by what this distributed infrastructure could mean for his work in Burma. We discussed how Burma is now the first “smartphone only” country in the world. I last went to Burma in 2007.

Burma 40

Burma Rwanda United States SMS 40